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. >> and where in ohio are we looking? this is always fascinating. i've spent a lot of time in past elections in suburban columbus. >> you nailed it on the hd. that is a swing area. barack obama won in 2008. i think whoever wins columbus this time around will once again win the buckeye state. >> let's say romney takes ohio, then what's the president's path to victory. >> then he almost has to run the table on the other states. his path to victory becomes much narrower. he has to win in colorado, win in nevada, win in iowa, win in new hampshire. it becomes harder for him. maybe we could win out in the west, maybe in virginia. but you take ohio off the map and all of a sudden it becomes harder for president obama and much harder for mitt romney. >> what's our sense going on? what we seen the president do, he's been pounding hard on the auto industry. a lot of people didn't know just how much jobs depend on the auto industry in ohio. we're used to talking about michigan. what's playing there? do we have a sense of it there? >
. >> and where in ohio are we looking? this is always fascinating. i've spent a lot of time in past elections in suburban columbus. >> you nailed it on the hd. that is a swing area. barack obama won in 2008. i think whoever wins columbus this time around will once again win the buckeye state. >> let's say romney takes ohio, then what's the president's path to victory. >> then he almost has to run the table on the other states. his path to victory becomes much narrower....
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in particular, ohio. i mean, who knew that ohio might become obama's firewall? they put a lot of money in that state. i think they defined romney as the bain capital guy and that was not a good thing in the way obama people put those ads on the air. and i think the result is that if obama can hold that kind of lead in ohio, he might come out of this as long as biden does his job and obama is not as sleepy as he was in the first debate, couldn't procenounce dana's wonderful word from the beginning of the show. >> how much does format play into this? both will be seated. nine topics. ten minutes per topic. the questions whether go back and forth between domestic and foreign policy. does that lend itself to more conversation? do you you prepare differently for a debate format like that? >> well, i guess given the photographs you're discussing about congressman ryan, i think seated is better for biden so he's less of an intimidating presence. hard to predict because we don't know how martha raddatz will handle it, will she be passive like jim lehrer, will she try to
in particular, ohio. i mean, who knew that ohio might become obama's firewall? they put a lot of money in that state. i think they defined romney as the bain capital guy and that was not a good thing in the way obama people put those ads on the air. and i think the result is that if obama can hold that kind of lead in ohio, he might come out of this as long as biden does his job and obama is not as sleepy as he was in the first debate, couldn't procenounce dana's wonderful word from the...
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now i'm on the ground here in ohio and i don't see much enthusiasm for either candidate. i have talked to some undecided voters who say they will make up their mind tonight based on the debate. it could move the needle. >> do you think there's not enthusiasm there because frankly they are sick of the advertising and robo calls and sick of the campaign in >> i think that's a huge part it. now, remember in with 2008 republicans were your forric about candidate barack obama. we don't see the same thing. i don't see a ton of enthusiasm for mitt romney. a lot of mitt romney voters i spoke to yesterday said he's okay but not great. it's going to come down the wire. voters could make up their minds based on the debates. >> that kiko be enthusiasm and turn out obama in this poll. matt still leads by five among registered voters but is tonight a chance to sort of, you know, close the book on this? >> last chance. the two biggest events so far in the homestretch have been the first debate which changed the dynamics of the real estate and then the embassy attacks and fall quote from
now i'm on the ground here in ohio and i don't see much enthusiasm for either candidate. i have talked to some undecided voters who say they will make up their mind tonight based on the debate. it could move the needle. >> do you think there's not enthusiasm there because frankly they are sick of the advertising and robo calls and sick of the campaign in >> i think that's a huge part it. now, remember in with 2008 republicans were your forric about candidate barack obama. we don't...
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can mitt romney move the polls in a place like ohio? where before the debate, our nbc news maris poll showed the president up eight in a state where president obama's message seems to be the jobs numbers. that's working. improving car sales. car sales up. stock market up. does he have to win, for example, ohio? mitt romney, to win the presidency. can he move the number there is? >> well, i think on an overall question, i would agree with all of you that this is going to be an incredibly close election. i thought that the polls were closing before the debate. the debate certainly helped close them even further. i think you are going to see this come down to a ground game, the traditional door to door person by person ground game. as far as whether you can win without ohio, you know, i think you can. i think obviously doing well out west and colorado and nevada. >> but extremely, extremely difficult, yes? >> well, certainly. of course, it makes it tougher but i think if you look at the polls as of late in ohio they tighten. i don't think
can mitt romney move the polls in a place like ohio? where before the debate, our nbc news maris poll showed the president up eight in a state where president obama's message seems to be the jobs numbers. that's working. improving car sales. car sales up. stock market up. does he have to win, for example, ohio? mitt romney, to win the presidency. can he move the number there is? >> well, i think on an overall question, i would agree with all of you that this is going to be an incredibly...
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for romney the focus is ohio, oh ohio, ohio. he will speak any minute in his campaign in since nattet and first of three stops in the buckeye straight. president obama will be on day two of the battleground, unlike anything he's done before. after appearing with katy perry in front of a crowd of 13,000 nevadans, the first stop this morning was the swing state of florida. >> we are right in the
for romney the focus is ohio, oh ohio, ohio. he will speak any minute in his campaign in since nattet and first of three stops in the buckeye straight. president obama will be on day two of the battleground, unlike anything he's done before. after appearing with katy perry in front of a crowd of 13,000 nevadans, the first stop this morning was the swing state of florida. >> we are right in the
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romney is losing ohio. the president has emphasized saving the auto industry, now the unemployment rate has gone down, but with a lot of cash can things be turned around? >> you know, at some point there's a declining significance of cash. in presidential campaigns people start paying a lot of attention to you. they pay a lot of attention especially though to their news anchor, 5:00 p.m. news anchor is the most trusted individual in most local markets. so that news show is very important. so that's why candidates go to town, they do those events, they try to make the morning and evening news so they can have an impression because people only believe half of what they see in tv ads. >> joe, what do you think? yesterday julian tep from the financial times was on and she was talking about $500 million still that's left to spend on negative ads. do you think that that could have a big impact with the final 32 days of this campaign? >> well, i do. this is going to be a very, very tight race, as you can see. i th
romney is losing ohio. the president has emphasized saving the auto industry, now the unemployment rate has gone down, but with a lot of cash can things be turned around? >> you know, at some point there's a declining significance of cash. in presidential campaigns people start paying a lot of attention to you. they pay a lot of attention especially though to their news anchor, 5:00 p.m. news anchor is the most trusted individual in most local markets. so that news show is very important....
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like in ohio, that is the most crucial state as we all know and about seven counties in ohio that are going to matter when we talk about the turn-out model seeing the campaigns hit it and see talking about the principles. they will be together some and seeing the first lady, ann romney out there and the sons. everybody is going to dispense of the headquarters and hit the battleground states over 14 days because every vote's going to matter in the key battleground states. >> i think it's easy to play it safe. i think both campaigns have to be aggressive. the undecided voters out there still miraculously not fig yurled oyurl youred out they're going to vote, you have to stand out. if you say the same talking points over 13 days you are counting on them to make the decision based on what happened. you don't want to do the campaign. you want to control your destiny. >> thank you very much, chris, chip. appreciate both of you. let's bring in utah republican congressman jason chafitz. thank you for coming on. >> thank you. >> let me ask you to weigh in on that. for the next 14 days, does mi
like in ohio, that is the most crucial state as we all know and about seven counties in ohio that are going to matter when we talk about the turn-out model seeing the campaigns hit it and see talking about the principles. they will be together some and seeing the first lady, ann romney out there and the sons. everybody is going to dispense of the headquarters and hit the battleground states over 14 days because every vote's going to matter in the key battleground states. >> i think it's...
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in ohio ohio campaign says, for example, it is about to open its 120th field office. that compares to 35 ohio offices for romney. but the romney campaign bolstered by the debate is now invading obama territory. they are campaigning in counties where president obama won by double digits in 2008. here to talk about the ground game strategy is msnbc political analyst and former dnc communications director karen finney. republican strategist and former huckabee campaign manager chip saltzman. >> good morning. >> mitt romney's political director says they are now playing on the obama side of the 50 yard line. is had a a smart strategy? >> yeah, i think it is. simply because if you can take counties where he won by 12%, 13%, knock that down to 8%, that's a big win for mitt romney. and he's going to try to use the momentum he has from the debates to kind of push the envelope on this. as we know the last 30 days, it is all about momentum, where the enthusiasm is at, excitement is at. we have with mitt romney. >> karen, he does make a point. barack obama has this big advantage
in ohio ohio campaign says, for example, it is about to open its 120th field office. that compares to 35 ohio offices for romney. but the romney campaign bolstered by the debate is now invading obama territory. they are campaigning in counties where president obama won by double digits in 2008. here to talk about the ground game strategy is msnbc political analyst and former dnc communications director karen finney. republican strategist and former huckabee campaign manager chip saltzman....
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it could tighten it in ohio and iowa. that's what -- you can't buy your way out of this mess the romney campaign i
it could tighten it in ohio and iowa. that's what -- you can't buy your way out of this mess the romney campaign i
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look wt's going on in ohio. the president's lead shrinking to only four points, in new hampshire, the president's lead went from 15 points to 6 points. is this a new race? are you one of those worried democrats? >> well, you know, i -- i would have liked to have seen hit the week where we were last week. no doubt about that. but again, i think clearly governor romney got a bounce out of last week's debate. i think what will sharpen the focus of the american people tomorrow night, we will see joe biden talk about the devastating dimensions of the rather/ryan budget proposals. and i think that over the next debate presidential debate when we talk about foreign policy, the american people will get a much clearer view of who they want leading this country and international affairs. it is not mitt romney who has no clue what's going on around the world. yeah, i'm worried. i'm anxious now. i think things will get better. >> a little bit anxious or maybe a little more than that? >> just a little bit anxious. i think it
look wt's going on in ohio. the president's lead shrinking to only four points, in new hampshire, the president's lead went from 15 points to 6 points. is this a new race? are you one of those worried democrats? >> well, you know, i -- i would have liked to have seen hit the week where we were last week. no doubt about that. but again, i think clearly governor romney got a bounce out of last week's debate. i think what will sharpen the focus of the american people tomorrow night, we will...
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it could tighten it in ohio and iowa. that's what -- you can't buy
it could tighten it in ohio and iowa. that's what -- you can't buy
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come down to ohio. it certainly doesn't come down to ohio for us. i do think it comes down to ohio for him. if he loses it, i don't believe he'll be president. i'm convinced he'll lose it. >> brad woodhouse, good to see you. >> thanks, chris. >> try to get an hour or two of sleep every night. it's tough in the closing days. what do you think about this, jonathan, my home state, but where a lot of attention has been focused. >> no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. but, you know, it's very important for the president, not only because of, you know, the auto bailout and what it meant to people in ohio and michigan and wisconsin and other states who depended on that, but it would show that the president made the right bet in doing that with the auto bailout, the right bet in focusing on ohio to ensure that the state that he took in 2008 will be in his column again in 2012. but, you know, these polls being so close not only in ohio but colorado and nevada and other key states, this --
come down to ohio. it certainly doesn't come down to ohio for us. i do think it comes down to ohio for him. if he loses it, i don't believe he'll be president. i'm convinced he'll lose it. >> brad woodhouse, good to see you. >> thanks, chris. >> try to get an hour or two of sleep every night. it's tough in the closing days. what do you think about this, jonathan, my home state, but where a lot of attention has been focused. >> no republican has won the white house...
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in ohio, the president has a comfortable seven-point lead. last night, conservatives started circulating this video. a 2007 speech that then senator obama gave at hampton university, criticizing the federal response to hurricane katrina. >> people ask me whether they thought race was the reason the response was so slow. well, no, this information was color blind in its incompetence. >> in north carolina, joe biden went off script and said the middle class has been buried the last four years. this morning, they've turned a clip into a web video. >> the middle class in america is hurting. >> middle class has been buried the last four years. >> let me bring in dan rather, anchor and editor of dan rather reports and national journal's white house correspondent. good morning. let's address that video right off the bat. robert gibbs was asked this morning if he's worried about the optics of it. here's what he said. >> if the republicans want to defend the bush administration's response to katrina, i'm sure the president would give them his time dur
in ohio, the president has a comfortable seven-point lead. last night, conservatives started circulating this video. a 2007 speech that then senator obama gave at hampton university, criticizing the federal response to hurricane katrina. >> people ask me whether they thought race was the reason the response was so slow. well, no, this information was color blind in its incompetence. >> in north carolina, joe biden went off script and said the middle class has been buried the last...
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. >>> this is live from clinton, ohio. paul ryan holding a town hall in the clinton county courthouse. >> to politics now. we know president obama and mitt romney will face off for the debate tomorrow. their wives have already gone head-to-head in the kitchen for "family circle's" annual cookie bake-off. michelle obama's white and dark cookie beat michelle obama's m&m cookie by 287 votes. "family circle" insists it's been a bellwether in four of the last five elections. paul ryan is singing a jingle for dubuque, iowa, ham. >> how about a song? one, two, three, ♪ dubuque, dubuque i was singing the song, the ham used to dance around a little bit? >> mitt romney has a new york yankees connection, turns out. sort of. romney's blind trust sold its financial stake in the yes network. >>> a new social media campaign asks you to listen to the boss. bruce springsteen is lending his name at "image" to support guy marriage. the goal is to pass new laws in maine, iowa and new hampshire. >>> k the white house glowed a lovely color of
. >>> this is live from clinton, ohio. paul ryan holding a town hall in the clinton county courthouse. >> to politics now. we know president obama and mitt romney will face off for the debate tomorrow. their wives have already gone head-to-head in the kitchen for "family circle's" annual cookie bake-off. michelle obama's white and dark cookie beat michelle obama's m&m cookie by 287 votes. "family circle" insists it's been a bellwether in four of the last...
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it's also going snow itself out over portions of ohio, maryland, west virginia. we've had reports from garrett, maryland, already 24 inches of snow. this is a strange hybrid type of storm and it's transitioned into this'eastnor'easter-type situat with the heavy rain and the gusty winds and it is almost over the entire eastern section of the country all at once. there's flooding up in new hampshire and road closures back through west virginia because of the snow. so this whole system will continue to produce snowfall rates at about one to two inches per hour across portions of ohio and also into west virginia, where several inches of snow has already fallen. we are also still dealing with those gusty winds in new york city itself. notice how it's a southerly wind. we've already made it through the high tide in the battery area at about 9:07 this morning so we are going see some improvements and the flooding concern is not over yet because we do still have this southerly component to the wind and not so much rain is the issue and the high tide comes again at 9:00 t
it's also going snow itself out over portions of ohio, maryland, west virginia. we've had reports from garrett, maryland, already 24 inches of snow. this is a strange hybrid type of storm and it's transitioned into this'eastnor'easter-type situat with the heavy rain and the gusty winds and it is almost over the entire eastern section of the country all at once. there's flooding up in new hampshire and road closures back through west virginia because of the snow. so this whole system will...